About Michael B. Jordan

Michael Bakari Jordan was born in Santa Ana, California, but his parents moved to Newark, New Jersey shortly after he was born. He never planned to go into acting, but was able to get a few gigs because of his modeling experience. One of his first acting job he got was as Wallace in the first season of HBO’s The Wire. In 2009, Jordan played the part of Vince Howard during NBC’s Friday Night Lights. His next major release is Fantastic Four (2015) where he plays the part of The Human Torch.